[Rhodes22-list] Re:Yamaha and salt water - is it just mine?

[David Walker]

My Yamaha 9.9HT is 2 1/2 seasons old.  The first two seasons I kept the boat
at a slip and religiously flushed the engine after every use with fresh
water.  This year I'm on a mooring and last week after about two months and
10+ sails, I started the engine and no cooling water.   I found by hunting
that dried salt had plugged the fitting where the water line exits the
cowling.  A small piece of wire cleaned it out and all was good. For two
sails.  Tonite I found the same condition, same cure.

Anyone else seeing this?  If salt is building up there in less than 2
months, where else in the cooling system is clogging.    One thought I had
is that by the nature of the sailing outboard I never run the engine at high
speed.  Any thoughts?

Dave Walker
S/V Windswept